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Pages: 1 Henryk member Reged: 02/10/05 Posts: 28 Loc: Poland, Słupsk SS Cygni       #462711 - 06/03/05 02:37 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   SS Cyg is a very nice cataclismic variable to observe. Not only for photometry, but also for visual observation. It is UGem type star with its average period 49,5 days. It was discovered in 1896 by Louisa D. Wells. More about the star is on AAVSO pages: SS Cyg And below is how was it visible in my eyes during the last outburst: Post Extras:       NJScope sage Reged: 03/08/04 Posts: 332 Loc: NJ Re: SS Cygni [Re: Henryk]       #463889 - 06/04/05 09:01 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Henryk: I'm planning to add SS Cyg to my program of variable stars. It's relative brightness should be very easy to track by CCD. All I need is a bit of co-operation from the weather. It's been mostly cloudy for the past two weeks. -------------------- Kevin UnderOak Observatory Celestron Hyperstar C8 SCT Celestron Classic (1972) Orange C8 SCT Vixen VC200L Losmandy G-11 Gemini Losmandy GM-8 Televue 76/SolarMax 40 Televue NP101 ST-402ME/Nikon D70 DSLR SBIG DSS-7 Spectrograph SBIG ST8-XME & CFW9 filter wheel Starlight Xpress SXVF-8MC Post Extras:       antyqjon member Reged: 12/24/04 Posts: 72 Loc: Tarnów, Poland Re: SS Cygni [Re: NJScope]       #503202 - 07/05/05 07:39 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   And now we have next outburst of SS Cyg, let's keep an eye on it! SS Cyg should be visible tonight even with 10x50 binoculars somewhere around 8-9 mag. -------------------- binoculars: 8x30, 10x50, 12x60 scope: Skylux 70/700 refractor Post Extras:       NJScope sage Reged: 03/08/04 Posts: 332 Loc: NJ Re: SS Cygni [Re: antyqjon]       #504083 - 07/05/05 05:58 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Antyqjon: That's perfect timing, we won't see any stars around here until Friday at the earliest. -------------------- Kevin UnderOak Observatory Celestron Hyperstar C8 SCT Celestron Classic (1972) Orange C8 SCT Vixen VC200L Losmandy G-11 Gemini Losmandy GM-8 Televue 76/SolarMax 40 Televue NP101 ST-402ME/Nikon D70 DSLR SBIG DSS-7 Spectrograph SBIG ST8-XME & CFW9 filter wheel Starlight Xpress SXVF-8MC Post Extras:       Mark K scholastic sledgehammer Reged: 12/16/04 Posts: 860 Loc: Bury, Lancashire, UK Re: SS Cygni [Re: NJScope]       #507751 - 07/08/05 05:41 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Caught SS Cyg last night, 23.15 UT 07-07-2005. It was at about 8.7, just slightly fainter than the 8.5 mag star in the triangle. (On June 30, it was below mag 11.4) -------------------- Mark K. Meade ETX-125 Post Extras:       Henryk member Reged: 02/10/05 Posts: 28 Loc: Poland, Słupsk Re: SS Cygni [Re: Mark K]       #552052 - 08/09/05 04:30 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   I took a pictures of last outburst. Below are three miniatures during three nights: 5 (11.2mag), 6 (9.2), 7th (8.7) August Edited by Henryk (08/09/05 04:32 PM) Post Extras:       NJScope sage Reged: 03/08/04 Posts: 332 Loc: NJ Re: SS Cygni [Re: Henryk]       #553046 - 08/10/05 11:45 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Henryk: Thanks for the update on SS Cygni. Since August 2nd, our NJ evening skies have been very hazy or totally clouded over with little relief in sight over the next week. -------------------- Kevin UnderOak Observatory Celestron Hyperstar C8 SCT Celestron Classic (1972) Orange C8 SCT Vixen VC200L Losmandy G-11 Gemini Losmandy GM-8 Televue 76/SolarMax 40 Televue NP101 ST-402ME/Nikon D70 DSLR SBIG DSS-7 Spectrograph SBIG ST8-XME & CFW9 filter wheel Starlight Xpress SXVF-8MC Post Extras:       Gammarose journeyman Reged: 11/02/05 Posts: 36 Re: SS Cygni [Re: NJScope]       #675253 - 11/06/05 09:35 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   SS Cyg is my favorite next to U Gem. Cool starfield too. -------------------- 17.5" f/5 Newtonian 10" f/4.5 Newtonian 20x80mm Binos 10x50mm Binos My backyard weather Post Extras:       Pages: 1

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